Adjustable head size form



v Jan. 5, 1937. A owL ND 2,066,713

ADJUSTABLE HEAD SIZE FORM Filed June 18 1934 Raf/7 Bow/and INVENT ORPatented Jan. 5, 1937 PATENT OFFICE 2,066,713 ADJUSTABLE HEAD SIZE FORMRuth A. Bowland, Tulsa, Okla.

Application June 18, 1934;SrialNo. 731,177

7 Claims. (01. 223425) The invention relates to head forms or molds, andhas for its object to provide a device of this character which isparticularly adapted for use by milliners so that forms for head sizesof customers may be easily and quickly taken for future reference whereit is desired to furnish the customer with a hat without the necessityof the customer appearing'for try-on.

A further object is to provide a head form of an adjustable typecomprising a pluralityof fabric sections having chambers therein filledwith parafiin and which sections, when the paraffin is heated, mayassume positions conforming to the contour of the head and upon coolingof the parafiin will retain the head shape. vide connecting means forthe adjacent edges of the form sections for contracting the formsections on the head and allowing the easy removal of the form from thehead after the cooling operation.

A further object is to hingedly connect the upper end of the formsections to a central portion, thereby allowing said sections to behinged upwardly during the form removing operation. Also to provideslide fastener connections between the form sections for allowing rapidmanipulation of the device.

A further object is to provide the outer ends of the form sections withcontractible elastic members so that said outer ends will be shortenedduring the hardening of the parafiin for properly cupping the sectionsand bringing the marginal edge of the form inwardly.

With the above and other objects in View the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the form showing the same flattened, forinstance when the paraffin is melted in the device.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the device.

Figure 3 is a rear perspective view showing the form on a head.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse section through one side of the deviceto better illustrate the fabric covering, and chamber therein.

Referring to the drawing the numeral l designates the top rectangularcentral portion of the form, which has hingedly connected to it at 2front and rear sections 3 and 4 and side sections Also to prothe threadline I in Figure 2,-therefore it will be seen that the sections willconform to the convexity of the head when the device is applied. Thehinged connections'2 are formed by stitching lines, thereby formingchambers 8 in the sections and in the top member I, in which paraffin 9is placed and which parafiin may have any melting point desired. Theform sections 3, 4 and 5 adjacent their outer edges are provided withlines of stitching Ill, thereby forming a hem in which elastic membersare disposed, and which elastic members are anchored at their ends bystitchings I2, so they will contract the lower marginal edge of the formwhen in position. Beneath flaps 13 carried by the adjacent edges of theform sections are conventional slide fasteners It, which are moved toclosed position after the device is placed on the head and allow thedevice to be easily removed after the paraffin 9 in the various sectionshas solidified. Flaps l3 prevent the slide fasteners from catching inthe hair when the device is being applied.

It has been found that many women do not like to go to a store everytime they need a hat, and at the same time hats are sold through mailorder houses, therefore it will be seen that with this form the merchantcan obtain the head shape of a customer and keep the same, so thatparticular customer can order future hats without going to the store.This is particularly advantageous for mail order houses where the bulkof goods is sold from a catalogue.

In applying the device for making a head form, the form is heated sothat the parafiin therein will be sufliciently soft whereby it willassume the head form when the device is placed on the head. Afterplacing the device on the head the slide fasteners M are pulleddownwardly until they are at the lower edge of the form. This actionwill contract the form on the head and at the same time will form aconnection around the lower marginal edge of the device for stretchingthe elastic members II for contracting the form against the head. Afterthe application of the device to the head cold towels are preferablyplaced on the device which will solidify the parafiin and after whichthe device may be easily removed by moving the slide fas-.

teners I4 to their upper positions adjacent the member I and then thesections 3, 4, and 5 of the form may be hingedly moved so that the moldmay be removed from the head. After the removal operation the slidefasteners are again moved to closed positions and the form stored in acool place for future use.

From the above it will be seen that a form is provided for taking headsizes for future use, and that said form may be easily and quicklyapplied and removed.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and usefulis:

1. A head form comprising a central crown portion, a plurality of formsections hingedly connected to the crown portion, chambers in said crownportion and hinged sections and in which a plastic solidifying materialis disposed, slide fastener connections between the adjacent edges ofsaid hinged connected sections, said form being adapted to be placed ona head in a plastic condition and solidified to form.

2. A device as set forth in claim 1 including contractible bordermembers for the form sections and forming means for contracting inwardlythe lower edge of the form when in position on the head.

3. A device as set forth in claim 1 including contractible means for thelower ends of the form sections, said slide fasteners being positionedwhereby when moved to closed position for making a form of a head theywill cooperate with said contractible means in a line entirely aroundthe lower end of the form.

4. A device as set forth in claim 1 wherein the chambers are formed frominner and outer layers of fabric with stitching therethrough to form theseparate chambers in the crown portion and the hinged sections.

5. A device as set forth in claim 1 wherein the chambers are formed frominner and outer layers of fabric with stitching therebetween to form theseparate chambers in the crown portion and the hinged sections, saidfabric being on a bias whereby the sections will easily conform to thehead contour.

6. A head form comprising a central crown portion, a plurality of formsections hingedly connected to the crown portion, chambers in said crownportion and hinged section and in which a plastic solidifying materialis disposed, connections between the adjacent sides of said hingedconnected sections whereby said sections may be separably connected,said form being adapted to be placed on a head in a plastic conditionand solidified to form.

7. A head form comprising a plurality of tapered, gore-shaped, pliable,chambered members extending radially from a common center, a solidifyingmaterial within the chambers of the gore-shaped members, the small endsof the gore-shaped members merging together at the crown of the head,and means for separably connecting adjacent edges of the gore-shapedmembers operable for conforming said sections to the shape of the headand for holding the sections in shaped, assembled relation.

RUTH A. BOWLAND.

